No workout - Getting Ready for my Trip

Good morning! Sorry to say I didn't workout this morning, because I was busy getting ready for my trip to Boone this weekend. I did weigh myself, and I'm up to 124 now - I gained another 2 pounds this week, but I'm hoping that some of it is muscle.

In other news, I'm really looking forward to our trip this weekend - it will be nice to be somewhere I've never been before. I hope everyone has a great weekend, I'll try to remember to post pictures if I can.

Chest and Back and a Kickboxing Abs Workout

Good morning! This morning I did Chest and Back, since I didn't do that on Tuesday. I still need to figure out ways to make some of the push-up exercises easier, and how to have good form on others, like standard push ups and military push ups. After that, because I was running short on time, instead of doing Ab Ripper X I did this short ab workout that's on a kickboxing DVD I have - it's not as intense as Ab Ripper X, but at least it's something.

I'm at work right now, and things appear to be back to normal - all the technical problems we had because of problems with some of the databases we use to pull information have been resolved, and the interviews I had in pending on Tuesday have been closed out, so I'm looking forward to today hopefully being a low-stress (or better yet, stress-free) day. Hope everyone has a great day!

Plyometrics and Two Days Until my Birthday Trip

Good morning! I'm having a good morning so far, this morning's workout was Plyometrics - I enjoy that workout, although I usually can only do the first 5 sections of it - by the time I get to the last section I'm too worn out. I like it because although it starts out kind of boring, it gets kind of fun towards the end - I like the exercises like Mary Catherine lunges, gap jumps and leapfrog squats.

Only two days until I go to Boone for my birthday - I'm looking forward to it, it should be a fun trip. Hope everyone has a great day!

Shoulders and Arms

Good morning! This morning's workout was Shoulders and Arms - should have done Ab Ripper X too, but I got busy doing something else and didn't start my workout until later.

Feeling better after having my temporary crown put in - most of the pain I had yesterday (which wasn't very much) is gone now. I'm trying to "baby" it a little so it doesn't come out before I have my permanent crown put in on May 16.

Hoping that today is a busy, but not too crazy, day at work. Hope everyone has a great day!

My Temporary Crown

Well after a whole lot of drilling by my dentist, and a whole lot of squirting water and air by my hygienist, my temporary crown is in. I was surprised that it took them longer to put the temporary crown in than it did for the other dentist to do the root canal - but it's in and I don't have to go back until May 16 - that's when I made the appointment for to get my permanent crown. Until then I just have to watch what I eat on the left side of my mouth. I'll sure be glad when all of this is over.

In case you're interested, here's a picture of what I look like with my temporary crown in:]

Can't even really tell which one it is in this picture, but I can tell you it's on the bottom left. 

That's it for me, back to my normal posts tomorrow. Everyone have a great evening! 

Legs and Back and Ab Ripper X, My Plans for the Week, and Deadpool

Good morning! This morning's workout was Legs and Back and Ab Ripper X - I think I need to find ways to make some of the leg exercises more challenging - I may try adding light weights to the wall squats (the ones that use both legs, not the single-leg ones).

I'm looking forward to this coming week - tomorrow I get my temporary crown, so I should be able to go back to eating everything without having to worry about my temporary filling possibly coming out, and on Friday after work Kevin and I are going to Boone, NC for the weekend to celebrate my birthday. Since we're going away for the weekend, I'm not sure what my workout schedule is going to be like, I'll post it later once I figure it out.

Yesterday Kevin and I went to the movies to see Deadpool - it was  a great movie. I won't spoil it, except to say that it ends the way you'd expect most "superhero" type movies to end. Still, it was a good movie, and it's definitely worth seeing.

That's it for now, I hope everyone has a great week!

Kenpo Cardio

Good morning! This morning I did Kenpo Cardio as my workout instead of Legs and Back, because I ended up oversleeping and didn't have enough time to do Legs and Back - I actually suppose I could have done it, but I would have had to have my husband put my chin-up bar up. I did use my heart rate monitor though for this workout - I rarely use it because I have a hard time getting a reading with it. I used it today though, and just used a little heart rate monitor gel on the contacts, and it seemed to work well. This is what the graph looks like from my workout:



Today I plan to work on some stuff a little bit, then Kevin and I may go to the movies later. Hope everyone has a great Saturday!